Recent content by Esmith

Well I've had a good 15 years use of my bike, converted to a trike, converted to an etrike with a Henizmann hub retrofit and a series of dog trailers. Thanks to brexit my supply of cheap trailers is no more and it is costing me £200 + for each one which lasts about a year. I can't drive because...

I've a Heinzmann lithium ion retrofit that I plug in after every use or so. I understand it has a trickle feed so can't overcharge but with the rise in electricity prices is it still consuming electricity and thus costing me money once it is fully charged? And if it is what can I do about it...

I thought I'd really lost some stamina cycling the dogs to a favourite walk yesterday, until I switched battery to return home and almost flew home! I've had the retrofit Heinzmann kit for 6 or 7 years and it is used at least twice a day so the original battery has done some sterling work. I was...

, I have a Heinzmann classic retrofit on my electric trike. It is my only form of transport and with the whole Covid issue I need to extend the range so am looking for a new battery but I'm not sure what my choices are. I'm thinking that I can keep the current battery and if I need to go further...

I've had a Heinzmann Classic retro-fitted on my trike for years and it has done a sterling job of transporting me and 3 dogs around, it's my only form of transport. I'm getting an intermittent error code which, consulting the manual, means "No communication with the battery". The first time it...